CHAMBER MUSIC
Genre : Classical
Catalogue: Phasma-Music 078
UPC: 731093480591
Recording place: Greek Radio Television (Studio C)
Sound engineer: Nikos Theodorakopoulos
Editing and mastering: Thanos Bikos
Front cover: Michail Travlos
Graphic design: Thanos Bikos
Comments on the works: Alkis Baltas
premiere: March 24, 2024.
The album CHAMBER MUSIC includes duets and trios composed by an outstanding Greek composer Alkis Baltas. The duets are written for violin and viola and are based on four traditional Cypriot song melodies.
The trios are written for the not very common clarinet-viola-piano ensemble. The first work for the trio, "Cypriot Suite" is an arrangement of seven traditional Cypriot melodies. The second work, "Music for Youth", is a transcription of the homonymous orchestral work by Alkis Baltas. It is addressed not only to the young in age, but also to those who always feel young. The CD ends with a fast Scherzo, a melodic Lullaby and a playful Divertimento with jazz elements.
Product details:
Four Duets on Cypriot Traditional Melodies
01. The Jasmine [03:56]
02. Three Olives [02:56]
03. Lament [00:58]
04. The Rials [01:28]
Georgia Tsolaki (violin) – Antonis Manias (viola)
Trios for Clarinet, Viola and Piano
Cypriot Suite
05. Andante [01:26]
06. Allegro moderato [01:50]
07. Andante dolente [01:05]
08. Vivo [00:56]
09. Andante espressivo [01:46]
10. Funebre [00:56]
11. Allegro molto con fuoco [02:35]
Music for Youth
12. Largo-Allegro non troppo (Beginning) [05:25]
13. Andante espressivo (Serenade) [02:19]
14. Vivace (Feast) [02:50]
Three Pieces for Clarinet, Viola and Piano
15. Scherzo [03:24]
16. Lullaby [04:44]
17. Divertimento [02:30]
Total time: [41:16]
Mercurio Karalis (clarinet)
Antonis Manias (viola)
Achilleas Wastor (piano)